Natural Gas bill

Plenty of free natural gas here! Yes, I am 14!

 

Normal NG bill here is between $25-$30, but we've been using the wall heater more this year, so it's up around $50 or $60. My wife really likes to set the washer on HOT.
We used 48 CCF last billing cycle and all in we're paying 1.205416667/CCF.

 

I really can't tell how the calculation is done either. I'm not good at math. The most I can get is that gas is a little more expensive than last year, and I've burned a little more.

 

Looks like your rate is up a little, but not as much as you think... maybe 4% or so...

 

Actually, the rate could be up more than 4%. What are your fixed costs not related to usage? Usually there is at least a fixed customer charge of like $15 or so...

 

And, my bill for last June was 33.26 for 14 therms, tankless hot water heater, gas clothes dryer, and kitchen stove.

 

"units", like buying pickup truck loads of firewood. LOL
Wow, $25 a month for the privilege of being a customer. LOL So even if you used NO gas for the month you would still owe $26.06 ?
It's been a long time since I had a NG or propane bill. HHO isn't cheap heat but the bill is a bit easier to figure out.

(and I thought the $3.xx minimum monthly charge the state regulators allowed the electric providers to start to charge last year was egregious, Ha! )

 

I'm sure I would struggle to comprehend an oil bill as well. Wood is simple; free wood goes in stove, house gets warm.

 

HHO is pretty easy. Like buying a gallon of milk at the store. The advertised price is what you pay.
No meter to read to let you know exactly how much you use on a daily or monthly basis though.

 

It works that way if you monitor your own tank and call for a refill when necessary (which I do, but refill far more infrequently than your average customer). Unfortunately, many of those people ran out of oil during this latest cold snap as the heating oil companies took care of their regular customers first and didn’t meet the delivery timelines they gave to call in customers. I won’t get into the lack of self sufficiency that many people exhibit as most of us in this forum are far more self sufficient that your average person.

Government officials to meet with heating oil companies after recent cold

The industry is working hard to sell people on “full service” plans that require an annual service contract (I’ve seen them at $400 per year) and have several different pricing schemes, all of which sound good with the sales pitch but end up costing the consumer a lot over time through either higher fuel costs or early withdrawal fees from one sided programs.. The programs can indeed be complicated... heating oil companies are not a “utility” per se. so, in theory, less regulation... as always, caveat emptor..